Courses to build life skills

Learn life skills with the largest charitable provider of adult education in England and Scotland. Adult learning isn’t like school. Everyone belongs at the WEA. You’ll get meaningful, and tailored support, so you can reach your full potential. Our classes are friendly and fun, designed for adults like you. We won’t talk down to you and you’ll learn skills that you’ll use in everyday life.

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What are life skills?

Simply put, they are skills that make everyday life easier. Life skills include cooking, budgeting, communicating with others, health, well-being and managing emotions. Sometimes this means learning new things, and sometimes it means building on things you already know.

Sometimes adulting can be hard. These courses can help make it feel just that bit easier, make you feel more independent and empower you to face the future ahead.

Small steps to larger goals

You don’t have to have big goals in mind. Just take small steps towards boosting your skills and improving your wellbeing. Whether it is learning to budget better or cook healthier food. Building your confidence or gaining independence. There is a course for you.

When you study with us, you will:

  • Build your confidence
  • Learn new life skills
  • Improve your everyday life and wellbeing

Take a look at our great range of courses and start making a positive change today.

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This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.

Seated Yoga

Did you know yoga can help you get stronger and more flexible, no matter your age or abilities? There are yoga courses for all levels and needs. Even if you can’t take part in a standing class, this beginner’s yoga course can help you gain mobility without taking a toll on your joints. Seated yoga is perfect for you if you’d have difficulty following a regular yoga lesson. Whether you have mobility issues or chronic fatigue, this yoga course can help you reduce stiffness in your joints and learn to relax. Enjoy the practice of yoga from a chair.

Course Information

Dates:
Tue 06/08/2024 -
Thu 29/08/2024
Times:
9:00am - 10:30am
Duration:
4 sessions
Location:
Online
Tutor:
Georgia Daniel
Course code:
Q00017045
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £66.60

This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.

Parkstone Wellbeing

This course is for clients at Parkstone Connect Centre, and continues on their journey of steps to wellbeing. Skills and learning in this course can be applied to everyday life and improve confidence and way of living as described by the NHS 5 steps to well-being programme

Course Information

Dates:
Tue 03/09/2024 -
Tue 17/12/2024
Location:
Tricuro -Parkstone Connect Day Centre (P
Croft Road
Poole
BH12 3LD
Course code:
Q00009536
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £94.50

This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.

Fitness and Exercise: Get Up and Dance

A fun and friendly online exercise class to get you up and ready for the day ahead. Blow away the cobwebs with a workout to your favourite feel good music; a great mixture of oldies and new songs too. Join in with a gentle warm up, then an all over workout based on dance moves and finish with a relaxing cool down and stretch. All ages and abilities are welcome. Join in at your own pace.

Course Information

Dates:
Tue 03/09/2024 -
Tue 10/12/2024
Times:
9:30am - 11:45am
Duration:
14 sessions
Location:
Online
Tutor:
Suzanne Swain
Course code:
Q00010895
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £64.75

This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.

Healthy Living: Yoga and Mindfulness in Nature

Discover the wonderful practice of Yoga and Mindfulness, combined with Nature Connection to support your mental health and wellbeing. This is a friendly course designed to support your resilience and wellbeing to contribute to a more mindful, compassionate and environmentally sustainable world. The aim is to help you manage difficulties such as stress, anxiety and depression and enhance your wellbeing by bringing more awareness to your life, whilst developing self-confidence to express yourself. It is ideal for those who want to keep physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually fit. It will offer you guidelines, like helping hands, to move you deeper into your own authenticity and into a life that is richer and fuller, simply because you are living with more skill.

Course Information

Dates:
Wed 04/09/2024 -
Wed 23/10/2024
Times:
10:00am - 12:30pm
Duration:
8 sessions
Location:
Shekinah Centre (Paignton)
Preston Down Road
Preston
Paignton
TQ3 1RN
Tutor:
Ione Harris
Course code:
Q00017166
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £84.00

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Membership Information

Duration:
12 months
Fee:
WEA Membership

This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.

Fitness and Exercise: Dance Fitness

A fun and friendly on line exercise class to get you dancing around the room and set you up for the day ahead. Blow away the cobwebs with a workout to your favourite feel good music; a great mixture of oldies and new songs too. Join in with a gentle warm up, then an all over workout based on dance moves and finish with a relaxing cool down and stretch. All ages and abilities are welcome. Join in at your own pace.

Course Information

Dates:
Wed 04/09/2024 -
Wed 11/12/2024
Times:
9:30am - 12:00pm
Duration:
14 sessions
Location:
Online
Tutor:
Suzanne Swain
Course code:
Q00010897
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £129.50

This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.

Healthy Living; Lipreading and managing hearing loss

Hearing impairments bring a variety of challenges, both to those who lose their hearing and their loved ones. Luckily, there are communication techniques you can learn to be able to maintain healthy interactions. Learn to communicate effectively despite hearing impairments with this beginners’ lip reading course. This course is appropriate for you if you have hearing impairments or if you’d like to communicate with a friend or family member with hearing loss.

Course Information

Dates:
Thu 05/09/2024 -
Thu 03/10/2024
Times:
10:00am - 12:00pm
Duration:
5 sessions
Location:
The Centre, Newlyn (Penzance)
Chywoone Hill
Newlyn
Penzance
TR18 5AR
Tutor:
Janet Corbett Marston
Course code:
Q00017038
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £50.40

This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.

Beginners Yoga

Yoga is a great way to get flexible and improve your mobility. It can help you gain strength and flexibility, as well as making you feel calm. Even if you have never done a day’s yoga in your life, you’ll feel at home in this beginner’s yoga course. Yoga improves both our physical and mental well-being, helping us to release tension and relax. This course is right for you if you want to get a brief introduction into the world of yoga or start getting active in a gentle way. You do not need any prior fitness or knowledge to take this course.

Course Information

Dates:
Thu 05/09/2024 -
Thu 14/11/2024
Times:
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Duration:
10 sessions
Location:
Southwick Community Centre (Brighton)
24 Southwick Street
Southwick
Brighton
BN42 4TE
Tutor:
Tamsin Williams
Course code:
Q00009927
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £63.00

This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.

Multiply-Language for Numeracy

Welcome to the 'Language for Numeracy' course! This course is designed to help you understand and use English in mathematical contexts. You will learn to read and write numbers, understand math terms, and solve basic problems. You will learn how to use measurements, handle money, and tell the time. The course aims to improve your English skills through practical numeracy tasks in a supportive learning environment. Your tutor will encourage the use of language around numeracy and you will work with incredible students from all around the world that can compare language used for numeracy from their countries.

Course Information

Dates:
Mon 09/09/2024 -
Mon 23/09/2024
Times:
9:45am - 11:45am
Duration:
3 sessions
Location:
Clovelly Centre (Southampton)
60-68 Clovelly Road
Southampton
SO14 0AU
Tutor:
Irma Gough
Course code:
Q00017230
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee:
Free

This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.

Confidence to Learn

Would you like to learn new skills or change jobs? It can be hard to get back into learning after a long break. This confidence training will prepare you to feel comfortable stepping back into the classroom. This short course can help you bridge the gaps in your confidence and overcome the obstacles standing in your way to get back into learning. The objective of this course is to get you into a positive mindset to achieve your goals. You will practise a variety of confidence-building exercises to help that mindset shift come from within.

Course Information

Dates:
Mon 09/09/2024 -
Tue 17/09/2024
Times:
12:30pm - 2:30pm
Duration:
4 sessions
Location:
Landport Community Centre (Portsmouth)
Charles Street
Portsmouth
PO1 1JD
Tutor:
Joanna Browning-Seyfi
Course code:
Q00017147
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £33.60

This course is available for WEA members only until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd July.

Personal Development: Creativity for Calm

This course will teach you how to make connections with self and others, identify their personal strengths and promote and build positive mental and physical wellbeing.

Course Information

Dates:
Mon 09/09/2024 -
Mon 16/12/2024
Times:
1:00pm - 3:30pm
Duration:
15 sessions
Location:
NST Hub (North Somerset Training Communi
31 Alexandra Parade
Weston-super-Mare
BS23 1QZ
Tutor:
Katie Dexter
Course code:
Q00010932
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £157.50